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arranged under the Han Dynasty B

As arranged under the Han Dynasty (B.C. 206-A.D. 23) it consisted of—I. The Commentary of Tso Kinming (a disciple who expounded Confuci
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

an undertone to his daughter but

"The commissariat arrangements are primitive," said Mr. White, in an undertone, to his daughter; but she made no answer to his words or his smile.
— from Macleod of Dare by William Black

ancestors under the Heracleopolitan dynasties but

The princes of Siut no longer en-joyed an authority equal to that exercised by their ancestors under the Heracleopolitan dynasties, but they still possessed considerable influence.
— from History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 2 (of 12) by G. (Gaston) Maspero

alone unlocking the heavy door behind

He was soon to learn, if Joe Ding was to be believed, for within an hour the Chinaman came to him alone, unlocking the heavy door behind a pair of portieres which had resisted all Harry's efforts.
— from The Bradys' Chinese Clew; Or, The Secret Dens of Pell Street by Francis Worcester Doughty

are understood to have descended by

To this form of atavism pertain, on the basis of our definition, those phenomena by which species assume one or more characters of allies, from which they are understood to have descended by the loss of the character under discussion.
— from Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries

and until then handed down by

The Bible was the written law, and represented literally the word of God as revealed to lawgiver and prophet; the Talmud (including the Mishna) was the oral law, embodying the unwritten commentary on the words of the Law, equally authentic with the latter, contemporaneous with it in revelation, though not committed to writing until many ages subsequently and until then handed down by word of mouth; hence depending upon tradition and faith in tradition for its validity and acceptance.
— from A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik

attacking us than her doing both

I know she would assist only them: but were it not better to connive at her assisting them, without attacking us, than her doing both?
— from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Horace Walpole

am used to having dead bodies

But I certainly deny that I am used to having dead bodies deposited upon my carpet, and that I make a habit of disposing of them—especially gratis.”
— from Peter Ruff and the Double Four by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

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